Whilst I was never sporty as I kid I was always pretty active. Back when I was a kid the school holidays would often involve us kids jumping on our bikes and disappearing for day, or going up and down the street on our skateboards. I also remember I would often take...

Research by Edinburgh University suggests sunlight helps reduce blood pressure, cutting heart attack and stroke risks and even prolonging life. The health benefits of exposing skin to sunlight may far outweigh the risk of developing skin cancer, according to the...

The BBC is reporting about doctors in London who say some patients with severely damaged livers may not need a transplant as their own organ is actually regrowing. This doesn’t surprise me. When I was a kid if I fell down and grazed my knee it would scab and...

From the BBC: An English council is debating whether or not to promote “booze cruises” for Scottish drinkers who could cross the border to avoid an alcohol price hike in their home country. The Scottish government is introducing minimum pricing for alcohol...

From the BBC: Most medical students are not being taught about the benefits of exercise for patients, research in the British Journal of Sports Medicine suggests. Researchers surveyed the UK’s 31 medical schools and found instruction was “sparse or...